On Rupert Murdoch’s Plans For An E-book Reader

By Jemima Kiss: Rupert Murdoch last night confirmed that charges for accessing Times Online or Sun Online content could start later this year. “We’re absolutely looking at that,” he said in an earnings call last night, adding that changes will come in the next 12 months. “The current days of the internet will soon be over.”

But that’s not all that his new elite squad of business brains is looking at. Murdoch’s comments last night coincided with the unveiling of the new Amazon Kindle, which will go on sale this summer. This third incarnation has a much bigger screen